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put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. you will continue to be with us from mexico. stephen moore from the wall street journal on the phone with us. jessica was mentioning this, the statement from the white house, bottom, it says in talking about the numbers. it's important not to read too much into any one monthly report and informative to consider each report in the context of other data that will be coming available. what does the white house mean by that? >> they are trying to -- you look at the very beginning of the report. they say, quite frankly, while more work remains to be done, they are measur
put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison...
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senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >> all right, now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is a peeling the judge's order arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of us are finally enjoying some ideal springtime weather. others are dig out their cars from deep snow. take a look at fort collins, colorado. the snow is so heavy and wet, it is snapping tree branches. as much as 20 inches fell in some spots. from the rockies well into the midwest. meanwhilen southern california, strong winds are pushing a wildfire that forced some people from their homes. it has burned some 3,000 acres already along with one home and several vehicles. one fire fighter has been injured, battling this blaze. it is unclear how it starteded and officials are not saying whether they expect to
senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >> all right, now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is a peeling the judge's order arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of us are...
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. >> we're listening live from the rose garden in the white house. president obama announcing two new nominations. the lady on the right is penny pritzger. nominated as the new commerce secretary. businesswoman, philanthropist and heirist. also be nominating michael froman on your left as the new u.s. trade representative. right now is one of the president's top economic advisors. again, you are looking live at the white house. the new nominees to the president's administration. >>> in the next 30 minutes, the president is due to leave the white house and fly to mexico. this afternoon he meets with the president of mexico. this trip could play a big role in the immigration reform fight right here in the u.s. >> reporter: president obama is counting on the u.s./mexico relationship to appeal to congress to move on immigration legislation. president obama and mexican president are on the same page with immigration reform. both support a path to citizenship for the 11 million people in the u.s. illegally. and both to establish a temporary seasonal work p
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the suspect was arrested at her home. >>> president obama got a biggest laugh at the white house correspondent's dinner at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell as a pucnchline. some people don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an empty seat and two drinks. greetings from coal country out of kentucky. >>> ahead on "starting point," the michael jackson wrongful death trial is expected to get ugly. one potential witness is attorney tom mesereau. he represented jackson in the 2005 child molestation trial. live next. >>> we he brought you the story of ryan panetta, he jumped into rushing floodwaters during superstorm sandy to save his entire family. >> when something brings you down, you got to get up. >> where he and his family are, six months later. we'll bring ryan back too. you're watching "starting point." there's new neutrogena® naturals acne c
the suspect was arrested at her home. >>> president obama got a biggest laugh at the white house correspondent's dinner at senate minority leader mitch mcconnell as a pucnchline. some people don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senator is returning the serve. the re-election campaign tweeting a picture of the republican leader sitting at a bar with an...
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the white house says the president has now been informed of the arrest. we have a reporter in tupelo, mississippi. bring us up to date. >> reporter: well, carol, he is going to be facing charges. u.s. attorney's office saying he will be charged with developing, retaining and possessing and using a biological agent as a weapon. that biological agent, of course, referring to ricin. he was taken in to custody here at his home in tupelo, mississippi, overnight. the arrest by the fbi some point between 12:30 and 1:00 in the morning. and that arrest in reference, of course, to the ricin investigation. and dutschke is turned over to the u.s. marshal's office. we learned about him at a hearing on monday, related to the initial suspect in this case. that suspect's name, that man's name is paul kevin curtis. curtis said in that hearing that he had been framed and mentioned dutscke as a suspect. curtis's charges were dropped and cleared and the focus turned to dutschke. we heard about searches of a martial arts studio. we also know that fbi agents were here at dutsc
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has been violated as well as the redline that president obama announced. the preferred solution for the administration remains, trying to get a negotiated political transition in syria away from bashir al assad which can only be done with help. >> i've heard the same thing in terms of taking it to the security council. but this has happened three times and it failed. why would russia change its position now and what does the resolution actually mean in terms of action? >> well there's no evidence yet that russia's going to change its mind. our secretary of state john kerry met with the russian foreign minister at the beginning of the week. and although the russians still talk about a negotiated transmission, there's nothing really on the table and they're holding their carding very close, i'm told on the question of chemical weapons. the administration sees that it is going to have to act and soon because it declared this redline on chemical weapons. the white house fills that unless it has the strongest, clearest evidence that they were used, it will soon
has been violated as well as the redline that president obama announced. the preferred solution for the administration remains, trying to get a negotiated political transition in syria away from bashir al assad which can only be done with help. >> i've heard the same thing in terms of taking it to the security council. but this has happened three times and it failed. why would russia change its position now and what does the resolution actually mean in terms of action? >> well...
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obama urged to get tough on syria. the white house said last week that military forces loyal to mr. assad probably used -- that story, again from "the washington times" this morning. benjamin parker is a foreign policy senior editor for foreignpolicy.com. thank you for joining us. take as to the latest on u.s. options that are discussed, boots on the ground was discussed yesterday on the sunday shows. where are things going right now? atst: at a pretty to look what intelligence is actually done. this conflict has been going on for dnearly two years. thee developments threaten intensity of international involvement. here's a quick time line. april 18 government but a letter to the u.s. general informing them that chemical weapons have been used around three cities. it was well samples, witness interviews, rebel material. at a security conference it was said that -- [inaudible] the u.s. administration have been given its intelligence. week hasurse of one gone from -- really the administration has gone from one reported back in january or there was a cable thatwith the notion chemical
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he also worked in the obama white house and now he is hosting "the big brain theory" on the discovery channel. back in the '80s the best minds in this country were called upon to create a missile defense system. untold millions were spent on a system nicknamed star wars. but it never quite worked. at the time scientists compared to shooting a bullet with a bullet, an insanely difficult task. and that insanely difficult task is your next challenge. >> no way. >> your challenge is to build a device that can be remotely controlled from inside your bufrpger to hit that missile in the air. >> feeling like she did, no way! good morning. >> good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> it s it's exciting. it is dorky tv. >> so what exactly is the premise? >> the premise is basically top chef for engineers. and so we have ten young american engineers and a set of cooking they have to come up with solutions to crazy engineering challenge that's have real world applications. >> and the contestants are from all walks of life serious engineers and scientists? >> exactly. half of them are socially awk
he also worked in the obama white house and now he is hosting "the big brain theory" on the discovery channel. back in the '80s the best minds in this country were called upon to create a missile defense system. untold millions were spent on a system nicknamed star wars. but it never quite worked. at the time scientists compared to shooting a bullet with a bullet, an insanely difficult task. and that insanely difficult task is your next challenge. >> no way. >> your...
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i agree with that. >>> now to a special meeting at the white house hosted by president obama. remember this play from university of nebraska spring football game, 7-year-old jack hoffman running in a touchdown. he was celebrated in the end zone by the huskers. he is battling brain cancer. yesterday he met the president in the oval office where he received an autographed football and spoke with one of abc's own huskers correspondent jeff cellini. >> what was it like being in the white house? >> it was almost like being the president. >> almost like being the president. >> barely. >> how funny. mr. obama spent 15 minutes meeting with jack, parents and sisters. jack's dad simply called it a great visit. a great kid. >> what a cutie pie. >>> all right. here's a look at your tuesday forecast now. rain and mountain snow in the northwest. another warm day in the southwest. stormy with hail and dangerous winds around green bay. des moines, kansas city, omaha. sprinkle in the northeast. scattered showers and thunderstorms from d.c. into the gulf coast. >> 80s in dallas to miami. 60s in
i agree with that. >>> now to a special meeting at the white house hosted by president obama. remember this play from university of nebraska spring football game, 7-year-old jack hoffman running in a touchdown. he was celebrated in the end zone by the huskers. he is battling brain cancer. yesterday he met the president in the oval office where he received an autographed football and spoke with one of abc's own huskers correspondent jeff cellini. >> what was it like being in the...
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white house is very concerned about the use of chemical weapons against rebels and civilians but equally concerned that they may fall in the hands of extremist groups. president obama on friday reduced expectations that u.s. would intervene anytime soon. american officials are fearful as bad as the situation is today, if assad is removed and the international community intervenes in syria things could get worse because nobody knows who would replace him. there are a lot of groups fighting in syria that really do scare the international community and policymakers. >> on to libya now an armed standoff is under way. they are surrounding the foreign ministry building. many supporters of old regime moammar khadafy remain in government positions still. they wanted to remove them. negotiations are underway and officials say no one has of yet entered the building. >> heather: tragic developments in bangladesh. a fire breaking out in the wreckage killing the last known survivor from the buildings collapse five days early. before the fire, search teams, they actually rescued nine people just today
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. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is someone who the president is very comfortable with. mike froman is someone he has known since he was a young man in law school. they were classmates together. he's been there with the president when it comes to these tough issues. the g 20 and g 8 as well. president obama rounding out the cabinet positions with people he thinks are best for the job and people he knows on a personal level. >> tell us how these two will affect the economy if they're confirmed. >> you're the person who is the point person around the world for the president. mike froman is the one who did all the work before
. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is...
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. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, (announcer) at scottrade, our clto make their money do more.re (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of
. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that...
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bill plante is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. he's heading to mexico this morning. he's focusing. the trip also coincides with the president's drive for immigration reform. immigration question won't dominate the visit, but it certainly will come up. mr. obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of mexicans living now in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is currently at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason, mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration. after a speech to them on friday, the president will go to costa rica for a meeting with central american leaders. he's due back here on saturday night. charlie and norah? >> bill plante, thank you. >>> and the obama administration is renewing its fight over the morning after pill. the justice
bill plante is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. he's heading to mexico this morning. he's focusing. the trip also coincides with the president's drive for immigration reform. immigration question won't dominate the visit, but it certainly will come up. mr. obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of...
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the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor germans, the best economy in europe, now the best football clubs in europe. you know what to do with those poor germans. but my best week goes to the economy. again, adding jobs, steady pace, wall street skyrocketing. i don't understand why the republicans cannot praise this president for his stewardship of the economy. susan, i just can't understand t. >> can't start a fight. don't have a lot of time. patricia, i want to end with you. who are your best and worst of the week? >> my best week goes to gabriel gomez, republican nominee now in the s
the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor...
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. >>> speaking of senator mcconnell, he was the butt of a joet by president obama at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner >>> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >>> the kentucky republican's campaign tweeted this picture of a senator at a bar with a beer sitting next to an empty stool with with a glass of red wine. no word if the president plans to take him up on that drink. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics >>> parts of eastern iowa are dealing with severe weather, hail ranging from pea size to two inches fell in waterloo causing millions of dollars of damage to cars. that hail left covering that in some places looked more like snow. speaking of snow, this is bill karins with the weather. >>> you know what's coming. >> it is almost may. give me a break. >> it was so nice in some areas of the country. it wasn't very nice from d.c. to southern new england. we are looking at a warm end of april in the middle of the country
. >>> speaking of senator mcconnell, he was the butt of a joet by president obama at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner >>> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >>> the kentucky republican's campaign tweeted this picture of a senator at a bar with a beer sitting next to an empty stool with with a glass of red wine....
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and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american team sport. but since i am, i'm happy to the start the i had my way, someon would have already done this. nobody has, which is why i'm raising my hand. the 34-year-old has gotten support from all corners of the sports world. from nba commissioner david stern to former teammates. so let's talk about the reaction with mike golic and mike greenberg the mosts of "mike & mike" on espn radio and espn2. they're joining us this morning. collins is the first active player in a major u.s. sport to come out. how big of a deal is this? >> well, it's both an enormous deal and i think no big deal at all. with regard
and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major...
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veterans and military spouses at the white house. this is followed by michelle obama aimed at helping members of the military get credentials before they leave the service. the first lady will make the announcement this morning along with his president and his first wife. >>> and an application the first draft was are criticized of being too complicated, they were required to give them incomes to see what they qualified for their incomes. they will start signing people for coverage that begins january 1st. >> an nba player is coming out and saying he is gay. jason collins is the first athlete to come out and say he is gay and he said the boston bombings prompted him to come out publicly and he is going to march in the boston gay pride parade. >> he is definitely making people comfortable in their skin. >> reporter: is he a 12 year veteran and he played for the boston celtics and now he is going with the washington wizards. >>> and the upcoming beta breaker's race, boston marathon bombings, the backpacks exploded and security staff wi
veterans and military spouses at the white house. this is followed by michelle obama aimed at helping members of the military get credentials before they leave the service. the first lady will make the announcement this morning along with his president and his first wife. >>> and an application the first draft was are criticized of being too complicated, they were required to give them incomes to see what they qualified for their incomes. they will start signing people for coverage...
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kristin welker is at the white house for us. what is the latest in these developments? >> reporter: alec, good afternoon to you. fbi officials confirm that special agents did arrest 41-year-old everett dutschke this afternoon, and authorities in tupelo, mississippi, say that the arrest is in connection with those ricin-laced letters that were addressed to president obama and members of congress. at this point in time though, no charges have been filed and no word on what specific charges will be filed. he is being held in a detention center expected to be arraigned on monday. now, his home was actually investigated by authorities tuesday and wednesday. so reporters have been outside of his house on a number of different days this week, alex. our local affiliate actually interviewed him earlier this week. take a listen to what dutschke had to say. >> i had absolutely nothing to do with those letters and the person that was -- her defense attorney or his defense attorney said -- steered them in my direction because i was probably an easy target. >> now, you heard him ment
kristin welker is at the white house for us. what is the latest in these developments? >> reporter: alec, good afternoon to you. fbi officials confirm that special agents did arrest 41-year-old everett dutschke this afternoon, and authorities in tupelo, mississippi, say that the arrest is in connection with those ricin-laced letters that were addressed to president obama and members of congress. at this point in time though, no charges have been filed and no word on what specific charges...
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. >> reporter: where obama, boehner, and biden share a room with clooney, and even kim kardashian. white house briefings take a back seat to some gentle ribbing. >> you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> reporter: while washington is often called hollywood for ugly people, on this night, the real stars shine. glitz and glam overruns the town and everyone wants to party late into the night. >> washington's gone very hollywood. it's not the nerd prom anymore. >> reporter: and while the event raises scholarship money for aspiring journalism students -- >> all right, everybody. >> reporter: it also lowers the bar for presidential discourse. >> no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. that's because he can get back to focusing on the issues that matter. like did we fake the moon landing. >> reporter: president obama is great at using comedy as a weapon to entertain people, educate us, and eviscerate his opponents. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ba
. >> reporter: where obama, boehner, and biden share a room with clooney, and even kim kardashian. white house briefings take a back seat to some gentle ribbing. >> you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> reporter: while washington is often called hollywood for ugly people, on this night, the real stars shine. glitz and glam overruns the town and everyone wants to party late into the night. >> washington's...
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president obama announced the nomination this afternoon in the east room of the white house. we will show it to you in just over an hour from now, at about 5:50 eastern on c-span. at about 7 eastern, a congressional debate from south carolina's first district. the candidates are republican mark sanford, the former governor south carolina, and elizabeth colbert busch, sister of stephen colbert of comedy central. the debate comes to us from the citadel in charleston. again, it is live at 7:00. .> joining us is shawn drury thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is the first and only televised debate between the former south carolina governor, mark sanford, and the democratic candidate, elizabeth colbert busch. how did this come about, and why tonight? >> i think the election was set a televisionfrom stand. that is right in sweeps month. some of the tv folks who are normally involved in this sort of thing may be were not able to have the type of commitment that they normally would. so we look at it as an opportunity for us to play a role. we have really been c
president obama announced the nomination this afternoon in the east room of the white house. we will show it to you in just over an hour from now, at about 5:50 eastern on c-span. at about 7 eastern, a congressional debate from south carolina's first district. the candidates are republican mark sanford, the former governor south carolina, and elizabeth colbert busch, sister of stephen colbert of comedy central. the debate comes to us from the citadel in charleston. again, it is live at 7:00....
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. >>> president obama is expecting to nominate tom wheeler as the next chairman of the federal communications division. wheeler was a top fundraiser for the president's reelection campaign. the white house describes wheeler as an experienced leader that shares the commitment to enhancing competition and insuring investment. >>> how did a memphis police cruiser end up like this? >> it is quite a picture. >> we are told theophiluser wof attempting to pull over. the wonderful thing is no one was injured. it is a crazy picture. >>> ahead on "starting point" i am not a murderer. amanda knox telling the world her side of the story and talking about how she was portrayed by the international media. that is next. you're watching "starting point." [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. [ merv ] mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra power. has oats that can help lower cholesterol?
. >>> president obama is expecting to nominate tom wheeler as the next chairman of the federal communications division. wheeler was a top fundraiser for the president's reelection campaign. the white house describes wheeler as an experienced leader that shares the commitment to enhancing competition and insuring investment. >>> how did a memphis police cruiser end up like this? >> it is quite a picture. >> we are told theophiluser wof attempting to pull over. the...
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president obama met with reporters to discuss serious questions. he tackled domestic and foreigner use beginning with sear yeah. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people there will be no rush to american action in syria. for one thing the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria. but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them on. >> reporter: the president is 100 days into his second term and faced a string of defeats in congress. >> do you still have the juice to get the rest of your agenda through the congress. >> put it that way. maybe i should pack up and go home. golly. mark twain said rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated. >> the problem he said is congress. >> jonathan, you seem to suggest that somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities and my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's their job. >> reporter: after the press conference a senior white house official
president obama met with reporters to discuss serious questions. he tackled domestic and foreigner use beginning with sear yeah. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people there will be no rush to american action in syria. for one thing the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria. but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them on....
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president obama tried his hand at stand-up comedy saturday night at the annual white house correspondents' dinner, targeting not only his critics but himself, as well, entering to the sounds of rap music. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second terms need a burst of new energy, try some new things, and then my team and i talked about it, we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> oh, no. not a good look on the president of the united states. that is "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. john berman continues our coverage live in boston with "starting point" right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm john berman live in boston this morning. our "starting point," a raid overnight in russia. why special forces wanted this man dead and his possible connection to one of the suspected boston bombers, tamerlan tsarnaev. plus, the u.s. and russia working furiously to piece together tamerlan's every move leading up to the mar
president obama tried his hand at stand-up comedy saturday night at the annual white house correspondents' dinner, targeting not only his critics but himself, as well, entering to the sounds of rap music. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second terms need a burst of new energy, try some new things, and then my team and i talked about it, we were...
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the white house is denying claims from some republicans that it has encouraged benghazi survivors to keep quiet about what happened. >>> president obama is racking up some frequent flier miles after returning to washington from costa rica last night. he now headed to columbus, ohio. air force one scheduled to land there in the next hour. he is delivered the commencement address at ohio state university. the event at the school's football stadium is expected to draw some 80,000 people. political analysts say he is paying back ohio, the buckeye state was one of the key battle ground states he won in last year's election. >>> the national rifle association says the fight against gun control is far from over. last night the group had its annual member meeting in houston. across the street more than 60 protestors gathered. supporters of gun control say they are in it for the long haul. but the executive vice- president of the nra wayne lapierre promising the members they will never have to give up their weapons. >>> in phoenix, arizona, police launched a new gun buy back program called gr
the white house is denying claims from some republicans that it has encouraged benghazi survivors to keep quiet about what happened. >>> president obama is racking up some frequent flier miles after returning to washington from costa rica last night. he now headed to columbus, ohio. air force one scheduled to land there in the next hour. he is delivered the commencement address at ohio state university. the event at the school's football stadium is expected to draw some 80,000 people....
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>> the tweet as you can see here break two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. everybody went crazy online. it was retweeted 1800 times to the associated press with almost two million followers. after that we saw a drop in standard & poor's and the stock market. >> $136 billion lost. most after this rebounded in the seven minutes it took for people like me to start rushing over to the white house and find out there were no explosions and for the twitter to suspend the associated account, account which had been hacked with we suspected. >> and which the ap pout a correction saying it did not happen. >> they said this say bogus ap tweet, which i thought was very short and tight. >> they had some indication that somebody was trying to break into the system. >> they did earlier and they sent out a warning to all of the 2,000 journalists plus the people working at the ap saying someone is trying to phish or get into the system do in the click. >> the phishing scams they send a link that looks like an article. it's asking for data. >> exposes your password. >> what wi
>> the tweet as you can see here break two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. everybody went crazy online. it was retweeted 1800 times to the associated press with almost two million followers. after that we saw a drop in standard & poor's and the stock market. >> $136 billion lost. most after this rebounded in the seven minutes it took for people like me to start rushing over to the white house and find out there were no explosions and for the twitter to...
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the white house now reports president obama spoke over the phone with the russian president, putin, voicing turn about the rogue nation's possible use of chemical weapons. both leaders agreed to stay in close consultation. the white house has not verify identified conclusively whether syria crossed any redline by possibly unleashing chemical weapons on its own people. >> the united nations has a team ready to deploy to syria within 24 to 48 hours. if assad allows that team in and follows through on his stated commitment and interest in having this matter investigated. >> shepard: the defense secretary, chuck hagel, announced last week that intelligence concluded with varying degrees of confidence the syrian regime had used chemical weapons, including nerve gar -- gaspar rein. president obama said that would be a game-changer if through. jennifer griffin is at the passenger. what does the u.s. military plan to do if they need to? >> the pentagon and central command presented plans to white months ago. many feel the president painted himself in the corner talk about a red line. >> we're conti
the white house now reports president obama spoke over the phone with the russian president, putin, voicing turn about the rogue nation's possible use of chemical weapons. both leaders agreed to stay in close consultation. the white house has not verify identified conclusively whether syria crossed any redline by possibly unleashing chemical weapons on its own people. >> the united nations has a team ready to deploy to syria within 24 to 48 hours. if assad allows that team in and follows...
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speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these individuals? >> i do not want them to die. the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best they can, but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? >> in a statement, a group representing guantanamo bay prisoners welcome to obama's closure pledged but urged him to take immediate action the center for constitutional rights said obama should immediately released 86 people already cleared for transfer and lift his self-imposed moratorium on returning yemeni nationals to their home country. we will speak with the center for constitutional rights after headlines. the ob
speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these...
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bill plante at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president leaves within the hour for a three-day trip to mexico focused on security are trade promotion and strengthening relations with the new mexican president, enreg enrique pena nieto. they don't want to disrupt the partisan talks on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares same goals on immigration. creating guest worker programs for migrants and legitimating the millions living illegally in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason? mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's strong economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration. after a speech to mexican entrepreneurs on friday the president will go to costa rica for a meeting with central american leaders, due back on saturday night. charlie, norah. >> bill plante thank you. the obama administration is renewing its fight on the morning after pill. a judge's order removes all age limit
bill plante at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president leaves within the hour for a three-day trip to mexico focused on security are trade promotion and strengthening relations with the new mexican president, enreg enrique pena nieto. they don't want to disrupt the partisan talks on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares same goals on immigration. creating guest worker programs for migrants and legitimating the millions living illegally in the...
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white house officials tell me that president obama has been made aware of this arrest. at this point, they are not releasing any other reaction. this all started in the dates after the boston bombing. that is when these ricin-laced letters were intercepted at an offsite mail facility. so they never got close to president obama or to members of congress. obviously added to the tension here in the nation's capital. >> quickly, before you let you get out of here, elvis imperson negotiate, sounds like the beginnings of a farrelly brothers' movie plot. what is that about? >> the rivalry seems to be long and complicated and involves a number of different sort of fights between the two men. i can tell you in one instance, the elvis impersonator, paul kevin curtis, claimed to be a part of -- a society called mensa society, basically for people who have high iq scores. well, dutschke took exception too that. -- exception to that. he called curtis out on that, said you are not being truthful about this . so, that is one of the fights the two had. hard to pinpoint where their disa
white house officials tell me that president obama has been made aware of this arrest. at this point, they are not releasing any other reaction. this all started in the dates after the boston bombing. that is when these ricin-laced letters were intercepted at an offsite mail facility. so they never got close to president obama or to members of congress. obviously added to the tension here in the nation's capital. >> quickly, before you let you get out of here, elvis imperson negotiate,...
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that's president obama has line.in the past would the white house says right now there is not enough evidence. >> there is much more to be done to verify conclusively that the red line that the president has talked about has been crossed. >> shepard: still, the pentagon does have options in case the president decides it's time to take action. jennifer griffin with the news live at the pentagon tonight. explain the possible plans for using force, jen. >> well, both the white house and the pentagon, shep, appear to be buying time. >> we are continuing to assess what happened. i think we should wait to get the facts. before we make any judgments on what action, if any, should be taken and what kind of action. >> a no-fly zone would encounter highly sophisticated russian built aircraft system manned by russian troops and bombing chemical weapon sites might create a cloud that could my grate over jordan, israel and lebanon there are approximately 13 chemical weapons facilities with 40 additional mobile chemical weapon sites scattered across syria. even if invited into syria, as the u.s. w
that's president obama has line.in the past would the white house says right now there is not enough evidence. >> there is much more to be done to verify conclusively that the red line that the president has talked about has been crossed. >> shepard: still, the pentagon does have options in case the president decides it's time to take action. jennifer griffin with the news live at the pentagon tonight. explain the possible plans for using force, jen. >> well, both the white...
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a white house official says president obama has reached out to express his support. joining us on the phone, the founder of edge of sports, dave zion. founder of "game over." before we get your general input, i want to read this tweet from you. a lot of people are calling this a jackie robinson moment for gay athletes. you had a little bit of a different take tweeting, huge difference between jackie robinson and jason collins robinson comes in advance of civil rights. collins, more of a reflection of struggle. i guess, my point is, are we as a collective making too big of a deal of him as a symbol? >> let me be very clear. absolutely not. i was just responding to a question like compare and contrast. jackie robinson appearing in 1947 in major league baseball eight years before the montgomery busboy cotts and the start of the civil rights movement. this is different. jason collins appearing in 2014, appearing loud and proud as an active gay athlete. 2013. sorry. it is a little early. coming out in 2013 really on a wave of what's been some mammouth changes over the las
a white house official says president obama has reached out to express his support. joining us on the phone, the founder of edge of sports, dave zion. founder of "game over." before we get your general input, i want to read this tweet from you. a lot of people are calling this a jackie robinson moment for gay athletes. you had a little bit of a different take tweeting, huge difference between jackie robinson and jason collins robinson comes in advance of civil rights. collins, more of...
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stepped up to the podium in the white house briefing room to answer questions including developments in the boston marathon bombing case. >> based on what i've seen so far, the fbi performs its duties, did what it was supposed to be doing. but this is hard stuff. >> reporter: the president called on law makers to compromi and end the automatic budget cuts he says are hurting the american people. >> the only way is if we do a bigger deal that meets the test of lowering our deficit and growing our economy. >> reporter: the president confirmed the u.s. is sending medical supplies and food to syria and discussed the serian government's use of chemical weapons. >> when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i've got to make sure i've got the facts. >> president obama praised nba player jason collins who announced monday he is gay. >> to see a role model like that who is unafraid, it's a great thing. >> president obama previewed up coming trip to mexico and costa rica where immigration refor
stepped up to the podium in the white house briefing room to answer questions including developments in the boston marathon bombing case. >> based on what i've seen so far, the fbi performs its duties, did what it was supposed to be doing. but this is hard stuff. >> reporter: the president called on law makers to compromi and end the automatic budget cuts he says are hurting the american people. >> the only way is if we do a bigger deal that meets the test of lowering our...
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. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i have got to make sure i have got the facts. >> rose: and he condemned congress for stalling efforts to close guantanamo bay. >> i have asked my team to review everything that is currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively and i am going to reengage in congress to try and make the case that this is not something that is in the best interests of the american people. the idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have
. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am...
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house correspondent, jonathan karl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people today. there will be no rush to military action in syria. for one thing, the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. >> reporter: on the domestic front, the president is only 100 days into his second term, and he has already faced a string of defeats in congress on guns and -- >> do you still have the juice to get the rest of your agenda through this congress? >> well, if you put it that way, jonathan, maybe i should just pack up and go home. golly, as mark twain said, you know, rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated at this point. >> reporter: the problem, he said, is with congress. >> jonathan, you seem to suggest that somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities, and that my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's their job. >> reporter: after today's press conference, a senior white house official told me th
house correspondent, jonathan karl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people today. there will be no rush to military action in syria. for one thing, the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. >> reporter: on the domestic front, the president is only 100 days into his second term, and he has already...
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and president obama gets the last laugh at the white house correspondents' dinner. you're watching "starting point." [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. well, technically i wear one. we know the value of your at ueducation of phoenix is where it can take you. [now arriving: city hospital] which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. [next stop financial center] >>> welcome back, everyone. john berman here live in boston. where behind me so many people still paying their respects here at the memorial for the boston marathon bombing victims. we have some new developments overnight in the bombing investigation coming from russia. the tsarnaev's mother telling o
and president obama gets the last laugh at the white house correspondents' dinner. you're watching "starting point." [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal...
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in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful speaker. he has the title, they give him a chauffer, all the perks that come along with the job but we were talking about this in the gun segment, when it comes to actually doing what the green lantern people ask president obama to do, crack heads together, he can't do that to his own republican conference these days but he's led by them much more than he leads them. there's this whole other wrinkle which is probably difficult to explain, too. i want to get into -- i sort of teased the marureen dowd thing. it makes me laugh so i want to share it with you. are baked
in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful...